Category: News & Reporting

Racquetball Lifestyle Apparel is all the rage on the court. Lots of players declare their allegiance to a brand thru the clothes they wear, either via sponsorship or simple enjoyment. JT did a quick roundup of some of the more popular companies clothing the US racquetball player. Read more there: http://jt-rb.com/racquetball-lifestyle-apparel/

Racquetball is played a bit differently in Australia. Usually played on a squash court, but still with racquetball racquets and balls, the games are played to 21. Stars of the sport fire at Australian Open Racquetball Championships Published October 15, 2017 by The Border Mail http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4988655/stars-of-the-sport-fire-at-australian-open-racquetball-championships The undisputed king of racquetball Cam White won his 16th open men’s singles Australian Open Racquetball Championship title in Albury on the weekend. White overcame a major scare to defeat Rex Hedrick, 21-8, 19-21, 21-11 to continue his dominance of the sport. Tournament favourite…

The Racquetball Blog is one of the very few independent sources for racquetball tournament previews and reviews. Follow The Racquetball Blog on Facebook and Twitter and Blogspot. This article appeared on October 14, 2017. ————- Andree Parrilla defeated Alvaro Beltran, 15-9, 15-9, to win the World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Casino Racquetball Open in Mexicali, Mexico Saturday, which was his 4th WRT title. Parrilla was full measure for the win, as he defeated Alejandro Landa – a 9 time WRT event winner – in the semi-finals, and then Beltran, the 4th…

The Racquetball Blog is one of the very few independent sources for racquetball tournament previews and reviews. Follow The Racquetball Blog on Facebook and Twitter and Blogspot. This article appeared on October 14, 2017. ————- They are down to the semi-finals at the World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Casino Racquetball Open in Mexicali, Mexico, and there have been a couple of upsets along the way, but no real surprises, as the players causing the upsets are well known: Alvaro Beltran and Alejandro Landa. Beltran’s the 4th ranked player on the International…

The World Racquetball Tour broadcast live today from the Club Casino in Mexicali, Mexico. Club Casino Avenida José María Pino Suárez Mexicali, Baja California Mexico http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=22193 A number of the matches were broadcast live on Facebook and on the WRT’s site. The Facebook matches are available now. Thursday WRT Casino Open – Thursday Round 32s World Racquetball Tour is in Mexicali for the WRT Casino Open. Enjoy these Round 32 matches and we will have more live streaming Friday and Saturday! Posted by World Racquetball Tour on Thursday, October 12,…

Reported in the Connacht Tribune October 13, 2017. MOYCULLEN’S Olivia Downey has some story to tell. For years, Downey was just a ‘social’ racquetball player who loved nothing more than a good old-fashioned chin-wag when the weekly Wednesday session came around. Jump forward to 2017 and the 39-year-old has undergone a radical sporting transformation. In addition to being crowned the All-Ireland intermediate singles and doubles champion earlier this year, she also claimed three medals at the 19th European Senior Racquetball Championships last month. Given where she has come from, Downey’s…

Restrung Magazine is one of the very few independent sources for racquetball criticism that is backed up by amazing photography and a grasp of the game and how to publicize it that is second to none. Follow Restrung Magazine on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram. This article appeared on October 13, 2017. ————- This year, the UnitedHealthcare US Open had one of the most raucous matches I’ve ever witnessed. The Men’s Pro Doubles final between Kane Waselenchuk and Ben Croft and Alvaro Beltran and Daniel De La Rosa was epic….